Comments on: Is dental care considered to be a luxury good?

By: katyokfau

katyokfau — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 09:59:13 +0000

Luxury good…depends on the work being done: whitening or veneers vs. cavity repair and root canal, the first two being luxury and the last two being necessity.

Usually the quantity of dental care demanded is very responsive to a change in price. People will have less done the more it costs, unless they can afford it.

By: rottymom02

rottymom02 — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:45:58 +0000

Unfortunately, ANY dental care other than a toothbrush and some toothpaste is a luxury for many people in our country.

If medical care in general was more affordable to those without insurance I am sure it would be utilized more often. Did you know there are THOUSANDS of people in our country that DIE every year of treatable ailments because they could not afford medicine or care? Pretty sad for a “civilized country” don’t you think?

By: Fizz

Fizz — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:48:30 +0000

it seems a luxury to those who cannot afford to go…

By: Chris M

Chris M — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:57:10 +0000

Funny, but here in Canada I guess it is. Dental is not part of the state run health system. Neither is optometry, come to think of it, so I guess they are both “luxuries” from a political stand point.

By: car_craze_gal 1970

car_craze_gal 1970 — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:51:27 +0000

price depends on how greedy the Dentist is

By: Stallion

Stallion — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:44:50 +0000

I don’t spend a lot on my tooth.